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MEN OF MARK IN MASSACHUSETTS 



Men of Mark in Massachusetts 



Ideals of American Life 
Told in Biographies and 
Autobiographies of 
Eminent Living Americans 



EDITED BT 

JOHN HOWARD BROWN 



JOHNSON-WYNNE CO. 

BOSTON, MASS. WASHINGTON. D. C. 

1904 



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ADVISORY BOARD. 



HON. JOHN Q. A. BRACKETT 

Ex-Governor. 



Arlington 



EDWARD H. CLEMENT, L.H.D. 

Editor Boston Transcript. 



Boston 



WILLIAM W. CRAPO, LL.D. - - New Bedford 
President Wamsutta Mills 



LOUIS M. DEWEY 



Genealogist. 



Westfield 



SAMUEL A. GREEN, LL.D. - -. - Boston 

Vice-President Massachusetts Historical Society. 



HON. JOHN R. THAYER 

Member of Congress. 



Worcester 



WILLIAM ROSCOE THAYER, A.M. - Cambridge 

Editor Harvard Graduates' Magazine. 



CALEB B. TILLINGHAST, A.M. 

State Librarian. 



Boston 



BY TI^ANSFEI% 

F.'^-- .; 1910 



Men of Mark in Massachusetts 



UNDER this title we are preparing an elaborate and a 
most important biographical work. It will be closely 
connected with, and a worthy addition to, the great ten- 
volume series of biographies to be known as "Men of Mark 
in America," which is now well under way. In its pages 
will be described the lives and the deeds of the leading men 
of Massachusetts and the powerful influence which this 
famous commonwealth is exerting upon our country, and 
upon the world at large. 

The Historic Past. 

IN its relation to the past the state of Massachusetts holds 
an enviable position. Its first settlement by white 
men dates back more than three hundred years, and almost 
three centuries have gone by since the Pilgrims landed on 
Plymouth Rock, established a permanent settlement, and 
laid broad and deep foundations for civil and religious liberty 
in the New World. The intervening years have witnessed 
an almost marvelous progress along every line of honorable 
activity. Here in "the day of small things," when the 
people were few in number and poor in purse, learning 
found a congenial home, and from the seeds then planted 
have grown, among many others, the great educational insti- 
tutions of Harvard, and Williams, and Andover, and Amherst 
for men; and Mount Holyoke, and Smith, and Wellesley, 
and Radcliffe for women. Though limited in area, the 
state has many points of the greatest historical interest. 
Concord, and Lexington, and Bunker Hill are within her 
borders. Faneuil Hall, the "Cradle of Liberty;" and the 

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Old South Church, still stand in her capital city and there 
are numerous other landmarks the mention of which will 
stir the blood of every patriot. Massachusetts also has 
been the |'storm-center of great theological controversies 
which will have a powerful influence upon religious thought 
for all coming time. Here, too, literature, science, art, and 
philosophy have flourished, and wonderful triumphs of 
industry and invention have been achieved. Great men 
have lived within her borders and they have left the pow- 
erful impress of their work upon the nation and the world. 
John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster and 
Charles Sumner among her statesmen; Longfellow, Lowell, 
Holmes and Whittier among her authors and poets; Story 
and Choate among her advocates; Agassiz and Gray among 
her scientists; Bancroft and Motley among her historians; 
Everett and Phillips among her orators; and Emerson, the 
greatest philosopher of his age — these are only a few of 
the names that might be taken from the long roll of her 
illustrious dead. 

The Living Present. 

IT is right and just that every son of Massachusetts should 
rejoice in what its people have stood for and what they 
have accomplished in the past. "There were giants in the 
land in those days." But it is with the present that we 
now have the most vital concern. The fathers are gone. 
But the sons remain and upon them has fallen the responsi- 
bility and devolved the duty which their predecessors so 
cheerfully bore and so faithfully performed. Great ques- 
tions have been settled in the past, but new questions con- 
stantly arise; conflict along all lines— moral, intellectual 
and industrial — still continues. The problems of today are 
as vital as were those which the fathers solved, and, we 
may confidently add, there are men who are equally com- 
petent to deal with the questions of the hour and to guide 
in the affairs of this honored commonwealth. 



Their Biographies Should Be Published. 

THROUGHOUT the state, in every branch of active 
effort, there are men who, with earnestness and 
fidelity, are doing the work which devolves upon them. 
They are accomplishing great things for the good of the 
communities in which they live, and the state and the 
nation to which they belong. Their deeds should be 
recorded, not only in justice to themselves, but for the 
benefit of their successors. For, though now they are 
earnest in effort and wise in counsel, and "sit in the seats 
of the mighty," time is rapidly passing and the day will 
come when they too will be among those who have lived 
in the past. When this time arrives their successors should 
know of their toils and their sacrifices, and should be stimu- 
lated by a record of their fidelity. 

It is also important as it concerns the welfare of the 
state at large that a record of the noble deeds that are now 
being performed, and of the faithful service that is being 
rendered at the present day, should be made and preserved. 
The state that takes no decided interest in the achievements 
of its leading men can have little hope that its glory will 
endure. And in putting into permanent form, and making 
accessible to the public, the biographies of those who are 
now doing efficient work in all the varied lines of moral, 
intellectual and industrial activity, the publishers of "Men 
of Mark in Massachusetts" believe that they are rendering 
a service that will be of incalculable value to "The Old 
Bay State" and to all who dwell therein. 

Cooperation Requested. 

IN order to secure full and accurate information, and also 
to bring into prominence the autobiographical feature 
which is to be one of the distinguishing characteristics of 
this work, a list of questions, covering many details, will 
be sent to each person whose biography it is desired to 
include in "Men of Mark in Massachusetts," These ques- 

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tions are designed for general use, without regard to any 
special profession or calling. Consequently, they cover a 
far wider range than that of the work or experience of any 
one man. But as each individual is to answer only those 
which have a direct application to his own life and work, 
but little time or effort will be required for writing the 
replies. 

The high character of the work, and its great and 
permanent importance as a reference and historical cyclope- 
dia, make it both a privilege and an honor for any person 
to be represented in its pages. It is hoped that this will be 
generally recognized and that all who are selected as sub- 
jects for the biographies will cheerfully cooperate with us 
by sending the information for which we ask. What they 
have done, and what they are doing, is of interest to the 
community at large, and for the benefit of the public, as 
well as to give deserved honor to the individuals themselves, 
it should be made a matter of permanent record. 

A Valuable Reference Work. 

IN the nature of the case, "Men of Mark in Massachu- 
setts" will be of great value as a reference work. It 
will tell of the men who are doing things in the state, and 
of the things which they are doing. It will be a record of 
the progress of religion, learning, science, art and invention 
during the past half century and will show both the active 
life and work of the state as it has been going on, and 
present it as it stands today. It will be an invaluable 
addition to the reference literature of the time. 

A Wide Field of Information. 

USEFUL as "Men of Mark" will be for this purpose, 
it will be a great deal more than a mere work of ref- 
erence. It will present, in the best possible form, the kind 
of information which other cyclopedias of biography con- 
tain. The statistical matter which is essential to any and 

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every good biography will be ample and accurate. And to 
this material will be added a great amount of information 
which will have a deep interest and a high educational 
value which other works have made little or no attempt to 
supply. Its field will be far more extensive than that of 
any other work of its class. In addition to a record of 
public service and a statement of success that has been 
won, there will be much that pertains to the personal life 
and character, and that indicates the means by which the 
subject of the biography has been able to become more 
distinguished than have the great majority of his fellow 
citizens. 

Helpful as Well as Instructive. 

ALL biographies which are presented in a readable form 
are interesting and useful, but those which appear in 
" Men of Mark " will be especially attractive and helpful. 
This, partly because the literary work will be done by able 
and experienced writers, and partly, and very largely, 
because much of the matter is practically autobiographical. 
To a large degree the men who are represented in its pages 
will tell the story of their own lives. This fact will not 
only add to the interest, but it will also vastly increase the 
value of the biographies. Descriptions of the conditions 
under which the periods of childhood and youth of the sub- 
jects of the biographies were passed will be very interest- 
ing, while the statement of difficulties which many of them 
encountered in gaining an education will be of great 
encouragement to many readers who are now trying to 
secure an education for themselves. Then, too, the infor- 
mation which is given regarding the books and the various 
influences which have been most helpful to these men in 
making their way in life and in reaching their present 
positions of prominence and usefulness, and the suggestions 
regarding things to do, and things to avoid by those who 
wish to succeed, will be of great practical value. To the 
young especially these facts and recommendations will be 

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very helpful. They will awaken interest, stimulate ambi- 
tion, lead to study and investigation, and give encourage- 
ment and inspire confidence in the final success of efforts 
for intellectual development and material advancement. 
And they will not only point their readers the way to 
worldly success, but they will also exert a powerful and 
beneficent influence upon the moral character. 

On the Highest Plane. 

IN every respect this work will be of the highest charac- 
ter. The state will be carefully canvassed and the 
names of all persons who seem to be entitled to have their 
biographies included will be submitted to our Advisory 
Board, which is composed of a number of eminent men 
whose wide acquaintance and excellent judgment especially 
qualify them to act in this capacity. Those whom the 
Board deem worthy of admission will be represented in its 
pages. All others will be excluded. Space in this work 
is not for sale and no amount of money can secure the 
insertion of a biography of any person whom our Advisory 
Board declines to recommend. The merU of the candidate 
will be the one and the only test of the admission of his 
biography. 

Many and Excellent Illustrations. 



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MEN of Mark in Massachusetts" will contain a large 
number of portraits of the people whose biogra- 
phies appear therein. These portraits will be of the finest 
character and no pains or expense will be spared to have 
them accurate in every detail. This feature will add 
greatly to the value of the work. Carlyle, one of the 
greatest of historians and philosophers, said that he had 
often "found a portrait superior in real instruction to half a 
dozen written 'biographies' as biographies are written,' 
and it is certain that much can be learned of a person by ari 
examination of his portrait that cannot be tully expressed 
in the printed text. 



Careful I reparation. 

TN every respect "Men of Mark in Massachusetts" will 
-■- be fully reliable. The utmost care will be taken to 
insure accuracy in all of its details, and, before the plates 
are cast, a copy of each sketch will be submitted to the 
subject thereof for the correction of any possible errors 
which may have occurred. The work will be under the 
general supervision and control of John Howard Brown, 
whose services as editor-in-chief we have secured, and 
whose long familiarity with men and affairs in the state 
eminently qualify him for this position. We have also 
arranged to have prepared for this work an important article 
by the Honorable John D. Long, showing what Massachu- 
setts has stood for in the past, and indicating the measure of 
influence which she is exerting upon the nation and the 
world today. 

An Elaborate Work. 

^^]\/TEN of Mark in Massachusetts" will be published 
^^■i- in six large octavo volumes of not less than five 
hundred pages each. It will be printed from clear, open 
type, on a fine quality of paper. The press work and 
binding will be of a high degree of excellence. In addition 
to the bound volumes, there will be a large and very fine 
portfolio of the portraits which have been printed with the 
text. An immense outlay will be involved in the produc- 
tion of this work, but, in order that it may have the widest 
possible circulation, and be made of the greatest possible 
benefit to the people of the state, the price will be very 
moderate. 

A State of Which to Be Proud. 

EVERY son of Massachusetts should glory in her mighty 
achievements in the years that are gone, and in what 
she is now accomplishing. He may well take pride in her 

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great religious, educational and charitable institutions, and 
in her many and widely diversified industries. The 
thought of her rugged mountains, her beautiful valleys, 
and the indescribable charm of her Berkshire hills should 
cause him to rejoice that his lot was cast in such a "goodly 
land." The men whose biographies will appear in this 
work represent a state which has a glorious past, a splendid 
present, and the full assurance of a magnificent future, and 
it is eminently fitting that their deeds should be placed 
upon record to encourage and to assist the men who are now 
coming upon the stage of active life, and to whose care the 
great affairs of the commonwealth will, in the common and 
inexorable course of events, ere long be consigned. 

The Publishers. 
Boston, Mass., 1904. 



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